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“He had previously been abused before,” Herman said of the teen. “He was hesitant to go to New York, but Kevin convinced him he’d be a father figure to him. Kevin used the word ‘dad.’ Once there, it was a sexual thing.”

Four days later, the “homesick” teen returned to South Florida, Herman said.

Clash — the original voice of TV puppet Elmo — resigned from Sesame Street after a second man alleged abuse.

His New York attorney, Michael Berger, has again denied the puppeteer did anything wrong.

“The lawsuit is without merit and we will vigorously defend the case and Mr. Clash’s reputation,” Berger said in a statement Monday.

Herman described the latest accuser, originally from the Caribbean, as “a compliant victim.”

“A compliant victim participates in the sexual contact. They can’t consent because they are too young,” said Herman, who also represents three other alleged Clash victims.

Herman declined to identify the latest alleged victim, who still lives in Miami-Dade County and is seeking unspecified damages in his lawsuit.

Before he met Clash, the teen was sexually abused by a Miami-Dade County schoolteacher, said Herman, who is “evaluating” whether to sue in that case.

“Unfortunately, he’s had a lot of problems I see in other victims,” said Herman, who also represents alleged abuse victims who have sued the Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts. “He’s had addictions, antisocial behavior including trouble with the law. He’s been arrested for theft. His life was really a mess. Hopefully, this will be a stepping stone for him to take back the power to heal.”

Herman explained why the accuser never before told his story:

“The reason that he’s able to come forward now is that, I believe, there’s this collective empowerment,” Herman said. “They never feel anyone’s going to believe them. When they see other victims coming forward, they think. ‘Maybe they will believe me. Maybe it’s safe to come forward.’ ”

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Yet he has not been active in any county business. Santiago initially included him as an active lobbyist in the online version of her column, then when advised that he is listed as “not active lobbyist” — as posted on the county website — she did not include the date of Jan. 27, 2011 that is listed as the last “inactive.”